The skies above the Pittsburgh area look pretty darn threatening this afternoon. Let’s hope we don’t have our second rainout this week.

Sweeping the Brewers would be awesome. Unfortunately, tonight won’t be as easy as the past two, with Yovanni Gallardo on the hill for the Beermakers as opposed to two miserable pitchers. Gallardo threw a shutout and homered in a 1-0 win against the Pirates earlier this year. Not surprisingly, his career numbers against the Pirates are excellent (but how relevant is that now, anyway?).

Paul Maholm has not been good ever since he went toe-to-toe with Tim Lincecum in the first game after the all-star break. He might be worn down, he might be regressing, or he might just be going through a slump. He’s never pitched well against the Brewers, though, so his struggles certainly could continue tonight.